Cracker Jack at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

[Luke]

Cracker Jack will have a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

• • The float is 36 feet long, more than three stories tall and as wide as three buses lined up end-to-end.
  • The float features infield, outfield and bleacher seats adorned with giant sculptures as well as live-action cameras capturing the children and performers on the float, as well as spectators along the Parade route.
  • Fans can find more than two dozen baseballs and bats in various locations throughout the float.
  • There are more than 100 linear feet of hand-stitched red, white and blue bunting decorating the float.
  • Below a life-size, fully operational scoreboard, a live musical performance will take place.
  • Fireworks will burst off the float as it arrives in Herald Square and the live performance gets underway.

The 88th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade airs nationwide on NBC-TV, on Thursday, November 27, 2014 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., in all time zones.

[dianep2]

I think all of us should be invited to ride on it!

[Luke]

Diane, you and I could be tossing vintage Cracker Jack toys to the people below. It would be like Mardi Gras!

[dianep2]

Oh what fun, Luke. Let's just do it. Anyone else want to join us?

[dianep2]

Hey Luke, I think that is you standing at the front of the float waving a U.S. flag. And there I am standing to your left, the gray-haired grandma. Yep, we're there Luke!

[Luke]

I'm not waving the flag, I'm holding on to the flagpole for dear life. I don't want to fall off of the float.

[dianep2]

Don't worry, Luke. We won't let you fall. We'll Super Glue your shoes to the floor of the float.

[Luke]

The front of the float, family taking a selfie.


Partial picture of the “At the Ball Game” float, sitting in the warehouse.


Info graphic of the float. The smaller text reads...

• • The float is 36 feet long, more than three stories tall and as wide as three buses lined up end-to-end.
  • For the first time in the parade's history, a larger-than-life LED screen will feature live shots of the parade.
  • Families along the parade route might just see themselves on the jumbotron as cameras on the float pan the audience.
  • Below a life-size, fully operational scoreboard, a live musical performance will take place.
  • Fireworks will burst off the float as it arrives in Herald Square and the live performance gets underway.
  • Fireworks will burst off the float as it arrives in Herald Square and the live performance gets underway.
  • Features a family taking a selfie.
  • Decorated with more than 100 linear feet of hand-stitched red, white and blue bunting.
  • Boasts more than two dozen baseballs and bats in various locations.

• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade By The Numbers
  27 floats this year
  5 new floats, including 1 from Cracker Jack
  Parade first started with 4 floats in 1924
  9 months, the time it can take to build a float

[dianep2]

Luke,
Thank you for the great pics and parade stats. I shall be glued to the TV looking for this very special float.

[Luke]

Diane, I cant wait for the parade to start. Until then, here are a couple of more photos of the float inside the warehouse in New Jersey.